Lesotho
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Lesotho

Waterborne foreign imports from Lesotho to the United States in 2015 totaled $285,618,508. Exports to Lesotho in 2015 were $337,578.

Information about foreign trade between Lesotho and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Lesotho represented 99.6% of all vessel imports, $284,551,742 versus $285,618,508.

By weight, container cargo imports from Lesotho represented 101.5% of all vessel shippments, 19,458,375 (kg) versus 19,165,081 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $285,618,508  $337,578
2014  $283,190,025  $395,970
2013  $307,904,493  $150,708
2012  $283,883,987  $15,906,925
2011  $308,352,144  $6,898,484
2010  $259,546,253  $430,746
2009  $271,538,125  $395,500
2008  $323,508,596  $871,010
2007  $371,487,387  $6,727,461
2006  $366,382,220  $2,596,500
2005  $378,163,034  $3,759,296
2004  $424,259,639  $5,192,898
2003  $357,382,393  $4,846,779


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $284,551,742  $313,998
2014  $282,712,010  $156,108
2013  $300,228,512  $138,024
2012  $265,362,197  $13,738,755
2011  $305,183,749  $6,891,958
2010  $258,936,318  $425,583
2009  $270,219,437  $333,498
2008  $322,980,765  $866,010
2007  $371,172,264  $1,482,073
2006  $365,083,296  $350,790
2005  $377,670,087  $185,712
2004  $422,893,625  $1,706,221
2003  $354,437,123  $2,201,703


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  19,165,081  245,578
2014  19,485,908  195,495
2013  21,236,126  154,083
2012  20,403,952  4,722,016
2011  23,654,650  1,900,706
2010  24,706,003  203,919
2009  26,026,694  218,449
2008  31,540,293  70,720
2007  36,015,260  14,316,477
2006  35,452,636  8,633,640
2005  35,621,837  9,851,943
2004  42,250,703  12,083,392
2003  37,947,623  5,992,619


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  19,458,375  245,259
2014  19,458,375  163,077
2013  20,987,368  149,499
2012  19,749,960  4,621,096
2011  23,073,682  1,900,251
2010  24,662,863  201,884
2009  25,952,893  210,891
2008  31,500,493  61,444
2007  35,986,877  107,026
2006  35,302,569  68,039
2005  35,575,116  88,106
2004  42,135,084  2,025,418
2003  37,671,957  150,227


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov